Beauty and personal care · County · Connecticut
Salons, barbers and spas in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,870 of 2,385 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 1,365
- 174 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 400
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $248.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $182K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 59.2
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,870 of 2,385 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $248.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,077 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,365 salons, barbers and spas, that is $182K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 1,365 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 174 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 59.2 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region was 400 in 2023. That is one for every 577 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Population estimates put the population change in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 59.2 | 53.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $182K | $209K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 577 | 598 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,077 | $1,124 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 400
- Employees, 2023
- 2,031
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,767Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,365174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,168The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 66 | 172 | 35.9 | $308K | +2.2% | #430 of 2,385 |
| 2Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 64 | 151 | 38.3 | $279K | +3.0% | #509 of 2,385 |
| 3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 53 | 328 | 44.3 | $263K | +2.3% | #992 of 2,385 |
| 4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 50 | 801 | 44.5 | $237K | +3.2% | #1,182 of 2,385 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 47 | 604 | 50.5 | $220K | +4.1% | #1,349 of 2,385 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 45 | 530 | 45.8 | $229K | +2.0% | #1,466 of 2,385 |
| 7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 43 | 1,488 | 63.2 | $206K | +3.5% | #1,579 of 2,385 |
| 8Capitol Planning Region, CT | 40 | 2,258 | 57.7 | $191K | +3.1% | #1,742 of 2,385 |
| 9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 37 | 1,365 | 59.2 | $182K | +2.5% | #1,870 of 2,385 |
Other business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas37
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons36
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,365 salons, barbers and spas in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. 174 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 400 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 1,767 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on personal care products and services?
About $248.3M a year, or $1,077 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,365 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $182K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 59.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $182K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 1,168, against 1,365 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 577 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,870 of 2,385 scored counties.
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